Flooding left 150mm of mud across Bethany Park Campground in 2025.

Tourism operators are bracing for more frequent storms after some experienced their most weather-disrupted summer on record.

A storm hit Aotearoa every eight days on average between March last year and the end of February.

There is a common saying in the tourism industry - make hay while the sun shines.

The money operators make during a busy summer helps to see them through the quieter months.